Day

1

Transfer to the hotel and stay two nights.

2

Morning visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his wooden cottage and One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to the Temple of Literature and Hoa Lo Prison (formerly known as the ‘Hanoi Hilton’) and the Museum of Ethnology. This evening, visit Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the skilled puppet masters entertain the crowds at the Water Puppet Theatre.

[B, L]

3

Depart for a scenic drive to Mai Chau and along the way pass fields of tapioca, sugar cane and rice paddies. Enjoy lunch in a traditional stilt house of the Thai people and take a stroll to Lac village and Van village where you will see local villagers in the fields, logging or herding buffalo. Stay one night in Mai Chau.

[B, L, D]

4

Morning tour to Soldier Cave and enjoy a Hmong village walk. Return to Hanoi and stay one night.

[B, L]

5

Transfer to the airport.

[B]

Twin-share room with private facilities including service charges. Single occupancy of a room is subject to the applicable supplement

Meals and internal air travel (economy class) as specified in the itinerary including domestic airport taxes